NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis coach Tuomas Iisalo told the Grizzlies as they left last spring to be ready to play faster when they returned.

Now they see just how fast Iisalo wants the Grizzlies moving.

“We all might need inhalers,” two-time All-Star Ja Morant said. ”You know what you need an inhaler for? That tells you everything you need to know.”

Iisalo didn't get the chance over the last nine games of the regular season or through Memphis' first-round loss to eventual NBA champ Oklahoma City to change up much for the Grizzlies. But they quickly took off his interim tag. The Grizzlies spent the summer retooling the roster around their pair of two-time All-Stars in Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.

They traded Desmond Bane for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and four first-round draf

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